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KMID : 0364020080410010124
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008 Volume.41 No. 1 p.124 ~ p.127
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Retrohepatic Inferior Vena Cava Injury by Gunshot -A case report-
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Yoo Dong-Kon
Kim Chong-Wook
Choi Kun-Moo
Jung Hwa-Sung
Park Chong-Bin
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Abstract
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Injury to the inferior vena cava (IVC) is associated with a high mortality rate, and little progress has been made for improving the treatment for this since the 1970s. Injury to the retrohepatic IVC, in particular, has been associated with up to a 75% mortality rate due to the difficulty in gaining adequate exposure and controlling the bleeding. Both the severity of injury and anatomic accessibility has been directly correlated with survival in IVC injury. We have experienced a patient with retrohepatic IVC that was ruptured by a penetrating gunshot injury and we managed to save this patient’s life. (Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;41:124-127)
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KEYWORD
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Great vessels, , Penetrating trauma, , Vena cava, inferior
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